Chill out at museum

James Madsen, the chairman of the physics department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, on Monday will talk about the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole in Antarctica. He has had a major role in developing and managing the facility. IceCube is a particle detector with which researchers hope to study neutrinos and map the universe. | April 21, 2013»Read Full Article

Early in "Shrek," the green-hued monster tells his faithful sidekick that ogres, like onions, have many layers. But as Donkey knows, there's more than one way to peel this metaphor. Late in the show, Donkey accuses Shrek of being wrapped in so many layers that he has lost touch with his feelings.

Donkey could have been describing the plaster and latex monstrosity encasing the head of John Maclay, who plays Shrek in the just-opened First Stage Children's Theater version of the Broadway musical, under Jeff Frank's direction. Intent on transforming a man into an ogre, First Stage risks missing the point: Appearances notwithstanding, this ogre feels and loves like a man. | Oct. 12, 2013»Read Full Article(1)